I have been researching building an HTPC for awhile now, and have identified some components that I think would meet my needs. The main features I'm interested in include:
I'm not much of gamer, so no need for a bleeding edge graphics card. This is my first PC build of any kind, so I'm hoping to keep things as simple as possible. Budget-wise, I want to keep things under $1,000.
Here are the components I've come up with:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yZOh
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yZOh/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yZOh/benchmarks/
This being my first PC build of any kind, I have some newbie concerns/questions:
Thanks!
- Ripping my existing DVD/bluray collection on the HTPC
- Streaming Netflix, Hulu, YouTube
- DVR for ClearQAM or OTA
I'm not much of gamer, so no need for a bleeding edge graphics card. This is my first PC build of any kind, so I'm hoping to keep things as simple as possible. Budget-wise, I want to keep things under $1,000.
Here are the components I've come up with:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yZOh
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yZOh/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yZOh/benchmarks/
- CPU: Intel Core i3-3225 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor
- Motherboard: ASRock H77M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard
- Memory: G.Skill 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
- Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
- Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
- Case: Silverstone SST-GD05B-USB3.0 (Black) HTPC Case
- Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 380W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply
- Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer
- TV Tuner: Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-2250 Media Center Kit Dual TV Tuner
- Wireless NA: Rosewill RNX-N250PC2 (RNWD-12001) IEEE 802.11b/g/n, PCI, Wireless-N Adapter (2T2R) Up to 300Mbps Data Rates
- Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)
This being my first PC build of any kind, I have some newbie concerns/questions:
- I prefer the appearance and lower profile of the Silverstone ML03B, but I'm concerned about available room to cable manage (this being my first build). I also am concerned about airflow and cooling, so I was thinking the GD05B might be a better option for me with the additional height and built-in fans. Any thoughts?
- DVR capabilities and wireless networking features are important to me (I'm in an older house and don't relish the thought of running network cable through my house). Can you see any reason why the respective cards wouldn't work? I guess my main concerns are compatibility with the case slots and mobo (cards are low profile/half-height and the mobo has 2 pcie x16 slots while the tuner card is a pcie x1 card).
- Anything else I may have overlooked?
Thanks!
